Celtuce vs. Wax gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are celtuce and wax gourd different?
- Celtuce has more vitamin A, manganese, folate, vitamin C, potassium, and vitamin B2 than wax gourd.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin A for celtuce is 70% higher.
- Celtuce contains 70 times more vitamin B2 than wax gourd. While celtuce contains 0.07mg of vitamin B2, wax gourd contains only 0.001mg.
- Celtuce has less sodium.
Celtuce, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties used in this article.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +180% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +116.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +6500% |
| Contains more IronIron | +44.7% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +81.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +129.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -89.7% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1128.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +350% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +118.5% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +85.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +61.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +6900% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +43.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +51.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +56.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1050% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.688mg | 0.056mg | 27% |
| Vitamin A | 175µg | 0µg | 19% |
| Folate | 46µg | 4µg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 19.5mg | 10.5mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 330mg | 5mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.07mg | 0.001mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 28mg | 10mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 11mg | 107mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.27mg | 0.59mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 39mg | 17mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1.7g | 1g | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.055mg | 0.034mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.04mg | 0.022mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 2.8µg | 2% | |
| Iron | 0.55mg | 0.38mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 18mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.05mg | 0.032mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
| Choline | 4.9mg | 1% | |
| Selenium | 0.9µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Protein | 0.85g | 0.4g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 1% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.55mg | 0.384mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.183mg | 0.121mg | 1% |
| Calories | 18kcal | 14kcal | 0% |
| Fats | 0.3g | 0.2g | 0% |
| Carbs | 3.65g | 3.04g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 1.95g | 2.04g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.18g | N/A | |
| Saturated fat | 0.016g | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.037g | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.006mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.039mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.055mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.052mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.055mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.01mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.036mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.046mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.015mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +112.5% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +50% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +133.3% |
~equal in
Water
~96.06g
